The use of prescription-only painkillers by athletes is hardly new, but debate about their (ab)use in Australia has recently been brought into focus by the emergency hospitalisation of South Sydney NRL…

Can the Cowboys player Johnathan Thurston shake the Dally M curse to beat the Broncos on Sunday?
AAP Image/Dave HuntOctober 1, 2015

The Cowboys will have to deal with more than just the Dally M "curse" if they're to beat the Broncos in this weekend's all Queensland NRL Grand Final.

Roosters (here playing against the Rabbitohs in Sydney last Friday) are odds-on favourite to win this year’s grand final. But are they the really the best team to take out the 2015 title?
AAP Image/Dan HimbrechtsSeptember 10, 2015

Former Parramatta and Australia fullback Jarryd Hayne is in the United States trying to swap his National Rugby League (NRL) colours for a chance to play in the National Football League (NFL). A two-time…